2022 Logitech G Pro Invitational Series driver Luke Mitchinson has opened his qualifying series account in the best way possible with a 13th place finish at the opening round of the championship at Phillip Island.
2022 was a character building year for RACEONOZ driver Mitchinson, Difficult results lead to a underwhelming championship campaign finding himself outside the cutoff at seasons end in 30th position.
Returning to the series in 2023 through the qualifying series, Round 1 at Phillip Island has shown the potential Mitchinson has to offer.
Qualifying 18th for the 45 lap race, Luke would slowly make his way forward. Keeping his driving simple along with following a straightforward strategy yielded a solid opening result, Crossing the line in 13th position at race end.
Speaking with Luke in the garage regarding Round 1 post race, The feeling was although achieving a great opening result there may be more left to offer for this driver, The main focus still set on being consistent, With the key to success also being staying out of other peoples trouble.
“I was actually expecting to qualify a bit higher than 18th but I struggled getting the car turned in with the aero wash. The race went as planned however and I slowly made my way up the field. As tempting as it is to make big moves I know I have the pace for a solid result and decided not to risk anything in the first race. I’m confident in my current pace and feel like I’m only improving. The main threat is putting it in the fence or being put in the fence so I’ll be doing all I can to keep away from any incidents“
Mitchinson also highlighted the the help he has received from his teammates at RACEONOZ, Explaining their experience in Supercars has helped him make his own progression.
“The solid result was really down to the help from my teammates Tyler Blackburn and Justin Wallace who’ve got plenty of experience in the supercars. Practicing together brings out a friendly competition between us and with their help I’ve been able to improve my racecraft and find pace towards the end of a stint“.
With the 2023 series fast approaching, Luke will aim to make it through to the offical series.
“I’m simply aiming to make the cutoff to the main series through consistent results. The four round structure really keeps you on your toes where one bad result can send you out of contention in the blink of an eye. I’m looking forward to a good year of racing“.
As we prepare for the qualifying series to head Hockenheim on the 8th of February will Luke Mitchinson be able to continue his run of form?
Will Robert Gibbs break through for his first win? Can James Scott continue to dominate the series? Tune into the Logitech G Pro Invitational qualifying series to find out.
